Wash

WASH

Can a Painful Past Be Washed
Away?

By

Lexy Timms & Sierra
Rose

Copyright © 2012 by Lexy Timms &
Sierra Rose

Smashwords Edition

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the product of the author’s imagination or are used
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and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of
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Read 2 different books from
2 different contemporary romance series. I
hope you enjoy the books you are about to read and meet some
new characters to love!

Can a painful past be
washed away?

2 stories. 2 loves. 2
leading women with painful pasts.

Can love conquer all?
Holding onto past pain and anguish is torturous, it will never
allow the emotional scarring to go away. Clinging to the past will
never change your present. You have to let go so you can move
forward with your life holding your head up high.

In book 1, Ashly is haunted
by her ex’s actions when he dumped her at the altar.

In book 2, Charity has a
rocky relationship with her father and tries to put the past behind
her when she meets the sexy chief doctor at her father’s
hospital.

BOOK 1 – My Despicable Ex
(Part 1)

She thinks he’s
despicable. He wants her back…with a vengeance.
 
BOOK TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8m9f7JDzk

Ashly Roberts and Jake Connors are barely twenty when they
decide to take the proverbial plunge and walk down the aisle to
exchange vows in front of the dearly beloved. Basking in bridal
bliss, Ashly feels she is living the perfect fairytale, until she’s
faced with a runaway groom, dumped at the altar by bad-boy fiancé,
Jake Connors.
 

Five years later, Jake steps back into her
life…
 
He realizes that being a
no-show for their nuptials was the worst mistake of his life. A
little older and more mature, he is ready to fight for Ashly’s love
once again. When Ashly sees him, she can’t deny the attraction she
feels, but her hormones are overruled by the horror of what he did
to her in the past. Nevertheless, Jake’s most potent weapon, those
dazzling baby blues, ignites a spark in Ashly, no matter how angry
she wants to be. She cannot deny the spark, and she only hopes the
inferno it ignites will not consume her heart
again.
 
*This is NOT erotica* This is a love
story and a romance. Ashly is a photographer and took this hot,
shirtless picture of Jake before they broke up. He hopes they can
rekindle the magic and re-take this picture.
 
*This is a two book series* (All of
your answers won't be answered in book 1)

BOOK 2 – Saving Forever
(Part 1)

BOOK TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABs_uaeEamo

Charity
Thompson wants to save the world, one hospital at a time. Instead
of finishing med school to become a doctor, she chooses a different
path and raises money for hospitals – new wings, equipment,
whatever they need. Except there is one hospital she would be happy
to never set foot in again--her fathers. So of course he hires her
to create a gala for his sixty-fifth birthday. Charity can’t say
no. Now she is working in the one place she doesn’t want to be.
Except she’s attracted to Dr. Elijah Bennet, the handsome playboy
chief.

Will she ever prove to her father that’s she’s more than a med
school dropout? Or will her attraction to Elijah keep her from
repairing the one thing she desperately wants to fix?
** This is NOT Erotica. It's Romance and a love story. **
* This is Part 1 of a three book series *

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My Despicable
Ex

By

Sierra Rose

Copyright 2013 by Sierra
Rose

All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a
retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means
(electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise)
without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner
and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the
product of the author’s imagination or are used
fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status
and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of
fiction, which have been used without permission. The
publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated
with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

She thinks he’s
despicable. He wants her back…with a vengeance.

Ashly Roberts and Jake Connors are
barely twenty when they decide to take the proverbial plunge and
walk down the aisle to exchange vows in front of the dearly
beloved. Basking in bridal bliss, Ashly feels she is living the
perfect fairytale, until she’s faced with a runaway groom, dumped
at the altar by bad-boy fiancé, Jake Connors.

Five years later, Jake steps back into
her life, realizing that being a no-show for their nuptials was the
worst mistake of his life. A little older and slightly more mature,
he is ready to fight for Ashly’s love once again. When Ashly sees
him, she can’t deny the attraction she feels, but her hormones are
overruled by the horror of what he did to her in the past.
Nevertheless, Jake’s most potent weapon, those dazzling baby blues,
ignites a spark in Ashly, no matter how angry she wants to be. She
cannot deny the spark, and she only hopes the inferno it ignites
will not consume her heart again.

According to the terms of her mother’s
will, Ashly cannot cash in on her inheritance until she and Jake
travel to nearly a dozen locations around the globe. The thought of
pairing up with her old flame makes her blood boil, but she has
little choice other than to put up with her despicable
ex.

Can Ashly put up with Jake through her
globe-hopping scavenger hunt to get her family fortune? Will she
ever be able to forget or forgive being dumped on her wedding day?
When wounds run so deep, is forgiveness even possible between old
lovers? Or is it, “Goodbye!” all over again, after everything is
said and done?

BOOK TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8m9f7JDzk

Chapter 1

I was born and raised in New York
City. Every day, I’m amazed by the breathtaking landscape and
awe-inspiring skyline. The Big Apple is, truly, a city that never
sleeps. Bright lights, honking taxicabs, and noise are present
twenty-four/seven, but somehow, in the midst of all that hustle and
bustle and crowded chaos, I found my soulmate. Gazing down at my
glittering diamond engagement ring, I couldn’t stop
smiling.

Jake Connors lived in the Bronx, the
son of a housekeeper who worked for a multimillionaire business
tycoon. His mother’s boss used his personal connections and whipped
out his checkbook to help Jake enroll at the same elite private
school where I was a student. Jake was smart, but he still had
T-R-O-U-B-L-E written all over him. In school, he was reprimanded
numerous times and even suspended twice. If it wasn’t for his
benefactor’s connections, he would have been thrown out right on
his naughty butt.

Bad boys are irresistible (as any
private school girl, teacher’s pet, or preacher’s daughter will
tell you), so of course it wasn’t long before Jake and I fell madly
in love against my parents’ wishes, and the rest is
history.

At the ripe old age of twenty, I was
about to begin my life as Mrs. Jake Connors. Butterflies fluttered
in my stomach, and excitement and nerves washed through me like a
tidal wave. Matchbox Twenty’s “Overjoyed” played softly in the
background, one of the songs on the playlist I’d put together just
for that morning. I loved the way the beading from my wedding gown
sparkled under the bright lights of the church.

I pulled the lace material down over
my shoulders and turned to gaze at Nadia, my best friend since
childhood. Her long blonde hair was twisted and woven into an
elegant and elaborate up-do, and her sapphire-blue silk dress and
matching heels was a stunning ensemble.

A tear rolled down her face as she
adjusted my veil and diamond tiara. “There. You look perfect, just
like Cinderella,” she said, wiping her eyes. “I know I promised I
wouldn’t cry, but I’m so happy that your fairytale is finally
coming true.”

I gushed with emotion. “I’ve dreamt
about this moment my entire life.”

Her brown eyes gleamed. “I know.
You’re gonna be Mrs. Ashly Connors!” she squealed, clapping her
perfectly manicured hands together.

I couldn’t stop grinning. “I’ve never
loved anyone the way I love Jake.”

“
And you’re putting all
those doubters to rest.”

“
I know. Everyone swore
we’d never make it, yet here we are, about to walk down the aisle!”
Tears welled up, and I started fanning my face. “This is the
happiest day of my life.”

She reached for a tissue. “Don’t cry.
You’ll ruin your makeup that I spent so long trying to get just
right.”

“
I-I can’t help it,” I
said, sniffling and in a trembling voice. “I’ve never ever been
this happy and excited.”

“
This is just the
beginning,” Nadia said. “You two are going to have a fabulous life
together.”

I smiled. “We are, aren’t
we?”

“
Definitely!” she said,
squeezing my hands in reassurance.

Grinning, my cousin walked in with a
dozen red roses. “Looks like somebody sent the bride
flowers.”

I lit up. “They’re beautiful,” I said,
taking the bouquet to read the card.

“
Well? Who sent them?”
Nadia asked curiously.

I shot her the widest grin. “Who else?
They’re from Jake. The card says he’s dreamt of this day forever,
and that he can’t wait for our lives to begin together as husband
and wife.”

“
Aw!” Nadia said. “That’s
so sweet.”

A tear rolled down my cheek. “Is he
here yet? I have to go thank him.”

“
No way, young lady!” Nadia
scolded. “As your maid of honor, it is my duty to make sure he
doesn’t see you before the ceremony. It’s bad luck, and we can’t
have that.”